Safety Specialist

About the role

Position at Seaboard Marine offers long-term employment with opportunities for growth. Discover more about our organization, culture, and employee benefits by visiting this page.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance of all safety policies/procedures in accordance with state and federal regulations as well as established company policy.
• Coordinate and conduct Safety Committee meetings.
• Ensure that corrective actions are performed on all deficiencies or hazards discussed and/or identified.
• Perform safety accident investigations as needed and ensure that they are completed in a timely manner and that preventative action has been implemented.
• Cook vessels as required via gangway access to conduct safety-related activities, including incident and injury investigations, and coordination with vessel personnel to ensure compliance with safety procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct audits and inspections of the workplace.
• Make suggestions to correct deficiencies to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Prepare, coordinate, and perform safety training and new hire orientations.
• Attend and assist the management team with coordinating and conducting safety meetings.
• Work closely with the Safety team to coordinate and carry out special projects.
• Assist the Hazmat team with duties such as incident response, cargo transfers, and marking/placarding of cargo as needed.
• Assist contractors who are working on projects affecting the facilities.
• Assess new developments in the health and safety field that may have application to the company’s operations.
• Maintain communication with all levels of state and federal compliance bodies as necessary.
• Prepare reports as needed.
• Perform additional duties as needed.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Three (3) years of safety working experience at an industrial site.
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and D.O.T.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience coordinating and conducting safety training and exercises for organizations, including the evaluation and design of course materials.
• Intermediate computer skills in programs such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to create charts, formulas, and diverse reports.
• Ability to communicate in English & Spanish (read, write, and speak) effectively in a business environment at an intermediate level.
• Clean, valid driver’s license.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in determining hazardous situations/scenarios while performing audits.
• Ability to think logically and analyze (problem solve; collect data and draw valid conclusions).
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision while abiding by company guidelines.
• Strong self-initiative.
• Ability to deal effectively with employees and the public.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Must be able to prioritize.
• Must be flexible to work extended hours, holidays, and weekends, as needed.
• Ability to work between company locations, including the Port of Miami terminal and Medley office, based on operational and safety needs.
• Must have or be able to obtain a TWIC card within 30 days of employment.
• Preferred Experience in the maritime industry.
• Knowledge of EPA and DEP.
• Associate’s degree in Safety or related field.

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Continuous balancing, talking, and hearing.
• Frequent sitting and walking.
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 31.5 pounds.
• Frequent use of hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent reaching with hands and arms from waist to shoulder level; and occasionally reaching from floor to waist/below waist level and above shoulder/overhead.
• Constant neck movements, including bending, extending, and rotating the head and neck.
• Frequent back and torso movements, including bending, extending, and twisting.
• Occasionally perform back and torso movements, including bending, extending, and twisting.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 31.5 pounds.
• Occasionally push/pull up to 17 pounds.
• Occasionally stand, climb stairs and ladders, stoop, kneel, crouch, access tight spaces, and detect odors.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers, vendors and fellow employees.
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions precisely.
• Ability to work independently.

Safety Requirements

• Report safety hazards.
• Immediately reports incidents involving injury, illness, or property damage.
• Wear appropriate PPE as instructed by the supervisor.
• Comply with all company safety policies, procedures, and rules.
• Refuse any unsafe tasks or operations.
• Participate in safety meetings and training.
• Awareness of their personal safety and that of their coworkers.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Reports directly to the Sr. Manager of Global Hazmat Compliance. May request assistance from other departments, but does not exercise supervision over any position.

Conditions

• Office and outdoors interchangeably.
• Exposed to controlled temperature environment while indoors and exposed to changing weather conditions when outdoors.
• Exposed to dust, fumes, and/or gases.
• The outdoor noise level is usually noisy.
• The indoor noise level is usually moderate.